I should probably use my Twitter account to post more New Urbanist stuff

Was pointed out that TfL was the consultant for the signages:

Many thanks to @JugCerovic for hosting this amazing cruise that was so wonderful that even my HK friend was wowed by it as well (we were on it for the first time!)

So this was the cyberpunk future we were promised in pop media...

Admittedly the view outside of the Junk is better for photos than from in the boat but when you have view like this, its kind of awesome nonetheless

If you have money to throw around with friends - why not blow it all on a Junk tour around the Victoria Harbour?

It has occurred to me that somehow good pedestrian wayfinding seems to look too much of the same, as if they had copy Legible London's wayfinding totems and pasted them all around the world, including Hong Kong:

Always good to see public transport directions to venues - even showing buses closest to the destination rather than suggesting ride hailing from the nearest train station:

Exhibit B: the government’s blind push for electrification of buses, even when most bus companies cannot cough up enough money to run competent services, let alone buy new buses Prasarana will spearhead purchasing new electric buses but we will end up with less buses than before

Respect the passion but for Tsz Tsim to promote capital-intensive solutions like autonomous buses when many cities don’t have a competent bus network is a huge reason why our policymakers have a disconnect in their understanding in why public transit doesn’t work in this country

excited* silly typo

There is a good demonstrator video produced by Singaporean enthusiasts who had saved a working display and the controller from the scrapyard, showing the flip-dot mechanism in detail: https://t.co/01cV6Hg7LQ

But some of the displays are showing their age, as this display demonstrates its alternating display heading with some errors:

Am a big fan of all things analog so I was eclectic to see some Kowloon Motor Bus fleets still sporting the analog flip-dot electronic display signs by Hanover:

Penang’s crosswalk buttons are cool but have you heard those that can beep as well in Hong Kong?

Even in an environment as hectic and chaotic as the 4-line transfer station of Admiralty has cafe music set as its background ambiance audio, which is an interesting music choice

The history of the station's construction is worthy of a mention itself, as the discovery of the relics had set back the station's opening (and the Sha Tin to Central Link as a whole) almost a year and added 3 billion HKD to the project:

Curiously, there are lines set up for people to supposedly queue up and there is also a pax limit within the cordoned area, but there was barely anyone at the concourse so I had the whole 'museum' to myself

Chanced upon Sung Wong Toi station and I was treated to a mini museum within the concourse featuring a wall displaying archaeological discoveries during the station's construction dating back to the Song Dynasty, nearly 800 years ago

It’s nice to see that there’s open-payments at point-of-use, and using an app is entirely optional to extend parking time - contrasts far differently where apps are the only method to pay for parking in MY, and are different from one council to another https://t.co/PcBUtLc8LW

Bonus: you’d know when you don’t need to pay for parking if you see a curious-looking paper attachment zip-tied to the pole - but that’s usually when the parking lot or the entire street is closed down for events!